MMus in Music
With one of the largest postgraduate communities in the UK (typically around 50 research students and 20 Masters students each year), we are one of the country's premier institutions for postgraduate education in Music.
We are the No. 1 university in the UK for music research (Complete University Guide 2022–2025) and No.14 in the world for performing arts (QS World University Rankings 2024). This international reputation is reflected in the exceptionally high quality of our postgraduate provision.
Our taught Masters programme, the MMus in Music, provides preparation for careers in the creative industries or for postgraduate research degrees. It allows you either to specialise in one particular area of advanced musical study such as composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, music & management, screen music or performance, or to choose a more varied set of options.
We offer part-time study and a flexible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) mode of study.
We offer generous scholarships that cover all or part of the tuition fee for outstanding applicants.
Details of our programmes can be found by CLICKING HERE (link embedded), or by following one of the links below.
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You can also apply for scholarships including the Corky McGuinness Award and the Headley Trust Scholarship. We advise you apply for an MMus place by 15 May 2025 to allow time for your application for a place on our course to be processed. Once you have a conditional or unconditional offer of a place, you can apply for scholarships via a separate form on our online application system (deadline 12 June 2025 for scholarship applications).
International Musician Residencies at Royal Holloway
We also invite applications from international students enrolled on our MMus programme and specialising in world music for our international music residencies in 2025-26 (deadline is also 12 June 2025). Please click HERE for more information. To apply for this opportunity, please write to Dr Shzr Ee Tan (shzree.tan@rhul.ac.uk) with the following information by 5.00pm on 12 June 2025:
- a link to a short recording (10-12 minutes) of yourself in performance
- a personal statement of your artistic intent / ethos as a musician (500 words maximum)
Please note that this opportunity is open for students enrolled onto our MMus Music programme in 2025-2026.
